Chapter 8: Girl's Prayer

"Thank you, Moon God, for bestowing your grace upon my mother, and giving her a new life. As the eldest daughter of the Wright family, Licia Wright, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude..."

In the Barony of Wright.

In front of a newly built statue of the Moon Goddess.

Licia knelt on the ground, clasped her hands together, and silently prayed to the sky with gratitude.

Because Sir Thomas told her that the reason her mother woke up was entirely due to the blessing of the Moon Goddess.

Think about it too.

The only one in this world who could save her mother, besides the God of Light worshipped by the temple, was the Moon God who controlled darkness and life.

So after Thomas left, she immediately ordered someone to build a statue of the Moon Goddess at home, and even inlaid it with luxurious gold edges.

"As long as you are pious enough, you will get a response from the Moon God."

These are the words Thomas left before he left.

Although there are rumors that the Moon Goddess has disappeared for three hundred years, Licia doesn't care.

As long as her mother can be saved, she will express her gratitude even if there is no response, otherwise she will not be able to sleep well.

Even for this, she specially changed into a luxurious dress full of life, and wore a moon wreath on her head that she had carefully woven. She looked solemn and proud.

But even so.

Licia was still full of apologies.

"Great Moon God, please forgive my father's rudeness. As a Knight of the Temple, he cannot betray his faith. Please let me bear this sin on his behalf..."

Having said this, he prostrated himself once again.

Pray to God to forgive your parents' sins.

And just then.

Something shocking happened to her.

The statue flashed, and the moon wreath above her head disappeared in an instant.

When she raised her head, there was no trace of the wreath on her long hair.

Instead.

It is a crescent-shaped stone.

It was placed on the open space in front of her.

"This is... God's response!"

"The Moon God really responded to me!"

Licia stood up excitedly, quickly held the crescent stone in her hands, and kept expressing her gratitude to the statue, her expression more serious and pious than before.

She regarded the stone that could not sense any magical fluctuations as a gift from God. She put it in her arms and kept it carefully, then turned around and left in a hurry.

A wisp of invisible aura floated out from her.

It turned into a stream of light and sank into the statue.

……

"Eh? You're going to take a broken stone?"

In front of the Moon Well.

Rhodes looked at the disappearing stone in surprise.

The stone was just an ordinary scrap that he picked up from the side before he had time to prepare anything.

I wanted to try and see if I could use it as a sacrifice, but it actually was taken away.

My Lord God, you really are not picky about anything.

He was even rewarded with a wreath.

Rhodes carefully studied the extra wreath in his hand, and a piece of information appeared.

【Girl's Wreath lv1】

[Attribute: Magic Recovery +1]

【Magic: Girl's Prayer】

[Requirements: None]

???

Wait a moment.

Are you sure this is a reward for me?

Rhodes looked at the information panel in confusion.

Not to mention whether this thing looks good when worn on the body, the name alone is full of flaws.

There is also additional magic. I'm afraid that after using it, he will be transformed directly, which will be a disgrace to the entire tree spirit clan.

Rod wanted to throw the things away.

But when I saw the magic recovery attribute attached to it, I felt a little reluctant to give it up.

After all, this is the attribute he needs most right now.

I thought about it.

Try wearing it on your head.

Then he began to admire the mirror-sized Moon Fountain.

Don't say it.

Quite a match.

There were already leaves all over his head, but the wreath made it look more embellished and less monotonous. If there were birds here, it might attract a few to build nests.

"As expected of God, you have great taste!"

Rhodes flattered him subtly.

He glanced at the little creature that was recovering by taking root in the pit, and tried to inject magic power into the wreath to activate the [Girl's Prayer] skill.

wow~
The leaves above my head trembled.

The shadow of a beautiful girl floated out from the wreath, kissed him gently on the cheek, and then slowly disappeared in laughter.

Wow, it even has special effects.

What a magical tool for singles.

Rhodes felt it carefully and found that his strength had increased a little, and he felt a surge of adrenaline.

But after all, it is just a low-level skill, and the effect is not very obvious. It may be of some use at critical moments.

It's much better than just turning him into a beautiful girl.

"It's a pity that we didn't get any new seeds. It seems that using stones as sacrifices is not a good idea after all."

Rhodes was a little annoyed.

If I had known this earlier, I would have placed some offerings nearby as a backup.

Seeing the statue of the Moon Goddess dimming, he came to the altar and continued to take care of the plantation he had reclaimed.

After obtaining seeds sporadically over the past few days, his plantation has grown to a considerable size, with more than a dozen plants.

Except for the first three small trees, the rest are basically ordinary crops.

For example, oak, wild fruits, mushrooms, wheat and so on.

The mushrooms grew on their own. They were probably brought here by spores or bacterial strains on the seeds, or they grew on their own after the land environment recovered.

These common crops had a relatively weak resistance to black soil. After a few seeds died, Rod learned his lesson and planted them all next to the three small trees. Unexpectedly, they actually survived.

Especially wheat seeds.

Rhodes was very happy for a while when they were first planted.

We specially fenced it off and took special care of it, preparing to collect seeds when it was ripe and continue sowing.

In this way, it won't be long before he can own a piece of farmland of his own. Then why would he worry about not being able to disperse the black soil around him?

And he discovered.

In addition to obtaining the nutrients necessary for survival from the soil and sunlight, tree spirits can also obtain them by absorbing the essence of crop fruits.

So prepare for the future.

He needs to store more food.

Maybe I can exchange it for money when I get out, or at worst I can raise an army and start a rebellion.

Are you still afraid that you can't survive in this world?

of course.

There is a premise.

That is to find a way to resist the erosion of black soil and look for a way out and more resources outside.

Otherwise, the little things you get from prayer alone are useless.

It will take until the year of the monkey and the horse to get out.

"With my current level and mana recovery speed, I should be able to hold out for a little longer."

After holding it in for so many days, Rhodes finally came up with the idea of ​​going outside to explore.

If nothing else, at least you need to understand the situation around the altar and take precautions in advance.

Otherwise, if they were attacked by the black beast again, he and the little thing would probably not be able to resist it alone.

It's not so difficult if there are less than two of them. You can use the Moon Fountains and Fruits you've saved to consume them, and you can eventually wear them down.

But if there are more than two, then you can only wait for death.

Thinking of this, Rhode made up his mind and looked back to the Moon Well: "Come on, little one, let's go outside and take a look."

……

Regarding Rhodes' decision.

The little thing is still very obedient.

Although it was still a little afraid of the black soil, it was not so afraid after seeing Rhodes easily step into the black soil without being affected.

It just so happens that it is not too big.

Rhodes placed it in the gap between the branches above his head.

Holding on to a branch with one hand, he leaned half of his body forward to be alert in all directions, ready to fight at any time.

Even if it is not very intelligent.

I also clearly know the horror of this black soil.

In its other hand, Rhodes made a simple long... uh, short spear from branches of three small trees.

have to say.

Although the fruits of those three small trees are useless, their branches are really hard.

He used the stone knife he had sharpened with great effort over the past few days to cut for a long time, but he could only cut off a twig the size of a chopstick, which was just enough to use as a weapon.

Soon, they were ready.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly stepped into the endless black soil.

(End of this chapter)